Baseball Recap: Williamston Extends Winning Streak to Five

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

04/14/26 @ Eastern	27
04/08/26 @ DeWitt	18
04/14/26 @ Eastern	15
04/23/26 @ Davison	13
04/17/26 vs Dow	11

Williamston entered their tilt with Haslett on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Vikings. Considering the Hornets have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Hunter (Hawk) Harding was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four games. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, Brett Palmer was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Hunter VanSickler was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Williamston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Williamston's record is now 20-5. As for Haslett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.

Looking ahead, Williamston will take on Hartland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Haslett, they will square off against Holt at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.